Streams

The practice of streaming (or separating) students into those who are intellectually gifted and those who are not is prevalent. Due to limited resources and to be able to tailor teaching styles to specific types of students, it is almost unavoidable to do so.

But then, there are big downsides to it but so are a lot of other alternatives. These include lower self-esteem for those in the "slower" streams and a sense of elitism for those in the "faster" streams.

In my volunteering for Trybe, there is a marked difference between students who are in the "Normal" stream and those who are in the "Express" stream. Not to over-generalize but N students are generally more stubborn and less compliant to the facilitators. I guess it's just how it's been inculcated that they are unpliable materials and thus was imbibed in them.

I have been a "beneficiary" of streaming as the practice has allowed me to "hone" my science and tech-related skills. It would be very hypocritical if I do not admit to feeling some sort of elitist because of my education and it requires a great deal of restraint to prevent oneself from expressing it.